Winter Olympics 2026: British curlers are on the verge of early exit after defeat by Canada

Mowat Circuit has an excellent record against Brad Jacobs’ team, beating them in the quarterfinals of the World Series last spring.

But the Canadiens knew they could improve their chances — and get a little revenge — and they started strong, taking a 3-1 lead after three goals.

However, the British team is considered the best in the world, and has corrected itself. Taking advantage of a slight slump by their opponents, they had two on fourth down and two more on six to take a four-game lead.

However, the clatter of granite came against them in the seventh inning, an unfortunate bounce that left Canada with a three-goal opportunity, which they gladly took advantage of.

Mowat and his team had to respond. They couldn’t. Instead, they gave up a steal to leave themselves with a three-point lead at the end of the game.

It was a deficit they could not overcome. Now, their ambitions to upgrade their silver medal from Beijing are no longer in their hands.

Great Britain’s women are also in a precarious position, and must also beat the USA on Wednesday (08:05), as well as Japan later in the day (18:05) and Italy on Thursday (13:05) if they want to advance to the semi-finals.